Djafar al-Afghani

Djafar al-Afghani (1963-26 February 1994), born Mourad Si Ahmed, was Emir of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) from August 1993 to February 1994, succeeding Abdelhak Layada and preceding Cherif Gousmi.

Biography
Mourad Si Ahmed was born in Algeria in 1963, and he had no education beyond primary school and instead became a black marketer. Under the nom de guerre of "Djafar al-Afghani", he became Emir of the Armed Islamic Group in August 1993, and he oversaw a campaign of assassinations of journalists and intellectuals, later expanding his targets to secular civilians, foreigners, and FIS loyalists. He was killed on 26 February 1994 and succeeded by Cherif Gousmi.